The Effect of Treatment Motivation and Therapist's Interpersonal Style on Treatment Outcome: A Mediating Role of Client’s Engagement

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Shafigheh  imanzadeh ¹ (Ph.D. Student of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.)
Marziyeh  Alivandi Vafa ² (Department of Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran)
Touraj  Hashemi ³ (Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran)
Masomeh  Azemodeh ⁴ (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.)

Received: 2022-09-21 Accepted : 2023-02-12 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: , , therapist', s interpersonal style, , client&rsquo, s intrinsic motivation, , client engagement, , treatment outcome,

Abstract :

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the role of client’s intrinsic motivation and therapist's interpersonal style on treatment outcome with the mediation of the client’s engagement. Methodology: Individuals who had referred to counseling centers of welfare organization, oil company and Tabriz municipality in 1398 were selected as the statistical population. In the present study, statistical sample composed of 324 participants who had entrance criteria. the present study is a descriptive-correlational research. to collect data, questionnaires of The Therapist's Interpersonal Style, Treatment Motivation, Client Engagement and Client Outcome were used and structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data.Findings: Findings showed that therapist's interpersonal style with the mediation of the client engagement were able to explain changes in the treatment effectiveness. Also, the results showed that the treatment motivation does not directly affect the treatment outcome and can only have a positive effect on the treatment outcome directly and through client engagement. The results of good fit indices showed that the measured model fits well with the research theoretical model. Conclusion: This study showed that client engagement was a mediating variable in explaining the treatment outcome, so that, in addition to choosing appropriate treatment approaches, therapists should pay special attention to the role of client engagement in the treatment effectiveness.